How do your Does Act when Pregnant?

Amy · Nov 5, 2012

I'm curious if does act differently when they are pregnant?
I'm noticing mine are, but not sure if it's just me.
It's only been 1 wk. since they were bred.
What kind of things do prego does do?
For example, I picked up my doe to snuggle her and she didn't want anything to do with it, which is unusual, she was so squirmy I had to put her back in her cage otherwise she would've fallen onto the ground. And she keeps moving her hay into the middle of her cage (I always put it on the floor under her feeder). I also watched her nudge under her hay w/her nose, she looked silly with hay on top of her head. My other doe keeps flipping her water dish.

JessicaR · Nov 5, 2012

it all depends on the doe. I have some that dont want to be touched after they are bred, some that are more cuddlely and some that dont change personality wise.

Mary Ann's Rabbitry · Nov 5, 2012

some of mine are grumpy. the will grunt if i touch them. Others nothing at all.So the ones that grunt , then i know they are . the ones that do nothing i have to check them.

akane · Nov 5, 2012

Most of mine act the same. I have one that gets violent with other rabbits about 2weeks in and can't be kept in colony but that's it.

skysthelimit · Nov 5, 2012

Mine's change. The happy ones get cranky for the first half, the cranky ones are suddenly sweet.
The ones that do nothing, I wonder about them.

tnelsonfla · Nov 5, 2012

Mine sit and seem to meditate, after the second week. I have two doing that right now. One is a stand off girl who is ok with attention but never craves it. The other is an attention hog and needs petted and scratched any time someone walks into rabbitry. Two totally different personalities but act the same pregnant. :?

akane · Nov 5, 2012

Maybe because mine are in colony where normal interaction between rabbits and stimulating surroundings continue rather than spacing off in a cage or feeling bored when hormonal. I have one doe who can't be caged because she goes on a destruction spree the whole pregnancy but acts normal in colony.